Finland's Osku Palemaa won the PBA World Championship telecast last Sunday. He becomes the first international player to win this major PBA bowling title.

He defeated Ryan Shafer in the final game 203-177.

Jason Belmonte and Sean Rash had been eliminated in previous games.

Next Sunday, the Bayer Viper Open will be broadcast at 2:00 p.m. instead of the regular noon starting time.

Don Carter, one of the greatest bowlers of all time, passed away Jan. 6 at the age of 85.

Carter was well known for his quirky, bent-elbow push style of release, but he won many championships among the greats of his time in the 50s, 60s, and early 70s.

He was also a founding member of the original Professional Bowling Tour.

Among his victories were the World Invitational (five times), the All Star - now known as the U.S. Open - (four times) and won the bowler of the year award six times.

Old time bowlers will also remember the famous Budweiser team, with a lineup of Carter, Ray Bluth, Tom Hennessey, Pat Paterson, and Dick Weber. They held the world record for team high series for a long time.

After his playing days were over, he was a bowling proprietor of many lanes.